Darryl Hicks, a 6-4 senior guard, should give third-ranked Trinity a good shot at repeating its state championship.

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When the Trinity High School basketball team won the state championship last March, it marked just the second title for a Louisville-area squad in 13 seasons.

If the state's coaches have it right, the trophy once again will have a home around the River City this season.

The Sixth and Seventh regions hold the top three spots in The Courier-Journal's preseason poll of coaches as opening night approaches Nov. 26, with Ballard No. 1, Bullitt East No. 2 and Trinity No. 3. ...